Complexity, context dependency and the (difficult) ascent of man
I read an article with an attractive title recently. "Complexity and Context-Dependency". It's not very good, but it raises an important point that is important...
PM’s Science Prize: Nobel Prize preferred but not necessary
A highlight of my calendar I have to say - since I inadvertently morphed into Mr Innovation and they started inviting me. Did you have...
Archiving Government websites: Should it really be this hard?
When I did the Government 2.0 Taskforce, one of the subjects that was earnestly discussed was archiving of government sites. It's a big problem in...
Clairvoyance in the commentary box: a vignette from the psychopathology of modern life
I remember being at a wedding reception talking to someone who was 70 odd. I asked them whether in their day it was normal for...
Missing Link Friday – Australia Day etc
Katie's Australia Day - Brazilian style! Food blogger Katie Quinn Davies' Australia Day recipes. Australia Day from afar: "One of the most surprising things for...
An overheard bus conversation. Recounted without comment.
A) Hey, you know what today is? Invasion Day! B) What? A) Invasion Day. B) Invasion Day? A) Yeah, 'cause it's the day they invaded...
Gizmodo loses it: Google has not turned evil (at least not yet . . .)
What a load of old sensationalist nonsense. I'm seriously starting to worry about Giz. If I want to search anonymously there is a thing called...